“China Girl” made an inauspicious debut in the music world. There was little indication of its future as a Top 10 hit. The song was
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Talking Heads appeared poised for a breakthrough after charting a steadily upward commercial trajectory with their first four albums. That’s exactly what they achieved on
It was the count-off heard ’round the world: “Gunter, gleiben, glauchen, globen.” There was no deep, hidden meaning to the beginning of Def Leppard’s “Rock
After two acclaimed but commercially under-appreciated albums, Bruce Springsteen finally achieved the mainstream success he wanted with 1975’s Born to Run. But he learned about
To capture a truly great rock ‘n’ roll photograph, you need a few things: access to the band, a good vantage point, a careful sense
Can it get more dramatic than having your face plastered on the front of Time and Newsweek during the same week? For Bruce Springsteen, the
It’s a brave soul indeed who announces their appreciation for St. Anger without expecting a barrage of negativity in response. Metallica’s 2003 record is without a doubt the
Hated by many, defended by some and misunderstood by nearly all, Metallica’s St. Anger has gone down as one of the most contentious albums in metal history.
The Moody Blues struck a just-right note of nostalgia as the conclusion of their lengthy experiments in synth-pop drew near. Sur la Mer was, in
“We used to joke that the first album should be called The Cars’ Greatest Hits,” guitarist Elliot Easton has often said, including in the liner